Relative Efficacy of Oral Analgesics after Tooth Extraction

Shilpa.R

Abstract: Aim and objective To compare the efficacy of Oral Zerodol P and Ketorolac after tooth extraction. Materials and methods This is a study on the relative efficacy of two oral analgesics that are used after tooth extractions in 50 patients overall.25 patients were prescribed tablet Zerodol P twice a day and the other 25 patients were given tablet ketorolac 10mg thrice a day. And the pain assessment was done for both the groups with the help of Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) with a 0-10 point numerical rating scale. Conclusion Oral zerodol P shows better pain relief but the difference in the pain relief is not significant.

Keywords: Zerodol P, Ketorolac, pain relief, efficacy

How to Cite?: Shilpa.R, "Relative Efficacy of Oral Analgesics after Tooth Extraction", Volume 6 Issue 8, August 2017, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 299-301, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=ART20175191, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/ART20175191